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Research
has
shown
that
almost
25%
of
the
worldwide
middleware
opportunity
is
in
transactions
smaller
than
$50,000.
Over
the
next
five
years,
this
adds
up
to
more
than
seven
billion
dollars.
That's
a
sizeable
chunk
of
change,
and
one
that
we
want
to
help
our
business
partners
take
advantage
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Are
you
an
IBM
Business
Partner?
An
expert
on
IBM
solutions
and
services?
A
thought
leader
who
serves
as
a
mentor
for
peers
in
the
technical
community?
If
so,
IBM
would
like
to
recognize
your
contributions
through
a
new
program:
IBM
Champions.
The
IBM
Champions
program
is
open
to
all
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On
May
1,
2011,
the
IBM
Messaging
and
Collaboration
portfolio
of
products
(including
Lotus
Notes
and
Domino)
will
become
part
of
the
IBM
Software
Group
authorized
portfolio.
This
means
that
in
order
for
IBM
Business
Partners
to
continue
to
sell
products
in
this
portfolio,
they
will
need
to
be
authorized
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This
morning,
IBM
officially
kicked
off
Impact
2011,
with
an
opening
general
session
hosted
by
comedian
Larry
Miller,
and
appearances
by
IBM
executives
John
Iwata,
Nancy
Pearson,
David
Farrell,
Marie
Wieck,
among
other
guests.
The
session
focused
both
on
IBM's
history
of
innovation,
and
on
how
this
history
positions
IBM
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Customer
references
sell!
In
a
2010
survey
by
Gartner,
references
from
an
IT
provider
were
the
number
one
influencer
of
purchase
preference
for
one
provider
over
another
(see
page
7
of
the
hyperlinked
presentation
for
more
information).
In
today's
competitive
environment,
you
can
gain
an
advantage
over
your
competition
and
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IBM's
100th
year
is
well
underway.
For
the
people
who
are
close
to
IBM,
this
has
been
an
opportunity
to
pay
tribute
to
our
past
history
of
innovation,
as
well
as
celebrate
our
present
by
retelling
stories
of
IBM's
transformational
moments
and
participating
in
Centennial
activities.
As
part
of
these
... [ + Read more ]